Masta Ace
Biography
With an impressive resume in rap that includes membership in the legendary Juice Crew (along with Marley Marl, MC Shan, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shante, and Craig G) and a verse on the 1988 classic posse cut "The Symphony," Brooklyn's Masta Ace is truly an underappreciated rap veteran and underground luminary. Two years after "The Symphony," Ace released his debut album Take a Look Around on rap's version of the Motown label, Cold Chillin' Records. While not a huge commercial success the album spawned a hit single and video for "Me and the Biz" which popped up on many popular rap video shows in the late '90s for nostalgia's sake. The album has Marley Marl's keen production aura all over it and also features a guest appearance from the Biz himself. After three years on the hush, Ace returned to the fold in 1993 this time with his crew as Masta Ace Incorporated (Lord Digga and Paula Perry) and dropped Slaughtahouse. The album broke new ground by taking the synthesized West Coast Sound and filtering it through an East Coast mentality. The memorable "Born to Roll," with its tweaked Moog/Kraftwerk bass line, brought Ace some serious commercial attention.
Selected Discography
A Long Hot Summer
2004
Disposable Arts
2001
Sittin' On Chrome
1995
Slaughtahouse
1993
Take A Look Around (Explicit)
Live long enongh and you will be old too, JR!! Master ACE is one of the best that ever did it!
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One of the best ever,you dont know hip-hop if you think otherwise!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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Yeah, those rappers are old, and are lame if they continue to try to bring more
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he has meaning..unl i k e those other "got shot nine time" rappers
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The price of being ahead of your time... this underappreci a t e d style is coming back... Hopefully sooner than later
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One of the most underappreci a t e d hip-hop artists ever. His influence is still seen in hip-hop. Listen to Eminems' style then listen to Masta Ace, you'll hear what I mean. The man can spit. Straight up!!
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Slaughtahous e did not have an west coast sound, in fact the title track dissed west coast rap. It was Sittin' On Chrome that had the west coast sound and Born to Roll was on that album. In fact that song was a remix of Jeep A** Nigga that was on Slaughterhou s e .
At any rate, I bumped INC Ride and Sittin' On Chrome back when I had the 15's in the trunk. Whenever I hear that it brings back memories of cruisin'. Disposable Arts is a good album, I'd recommend that as well. |
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This guy is INSANELY talented! Why can't the media boast emcee's like Masta Ace more!?
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Eminem sounds so much like Ace on "Acknowledge " , give this man his respect.
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f**k yeah thats what hip hop is you fake a** sway comercial ish aint hot and wont be next year hahaha... its gotta be that real thing that somthing you feel thing- masta ace
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The Original G.O.A.T. From the old to the new he do what he do and no one can touch him. Where is the Ace, the Kool G, the Daddy Kane of the new generation?
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Undeniably one the best and most overlooked emcees in hip hop history, a true artist, as well as vast creativity and independentl y skilled imagination on many hood related subjects and or topics. What the f... is worng with the game? No appreciation for talented artist such as this! All over the net check him out!
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One of the best. Shame not too many people know about him. Pick up his albums. All pretty cheap nowadays.
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most slept on artist of all time. one of the original rhyme style creators. there are many clones of his sound and rhyme style especially his narrative styles when it comes to telling tales!!!!
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